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Release Date: 05.07.08 | Location: All Metro Atlanta | Organization: WSB-TV
Contact Name: Steve Riley | Company: WSB-TV | Phone: 404-897-7447 | Cell: 404-281-8629 | E-Mail: steve.riley@wsbtv.com

Channel 2 Action News Wins April Sweeps

Number One in Head to Head Newscasts

 

ATLANTA (May 2, 2008) – Channel 2 Action News won every newscast time period in head to head competition in the April Sweeps which ran March 27-April 23, 2008.

During the April measurement period, Channel 2 Action News drew 51% of the overall news audience. WAGA came in second with 27%, WXIA was third with 15%, WGCL was fourth with six percent, and WATL was fifth (see chart below).

The tables below show the Household and Adult 25-54 audiences based on the ratings information. The breakouts show the average number household audience and the Adult 25-54 audience watching a particular station during a given time.

Households

Time Period

Days

WSB-TV

WAGA

WXIA

WGCL

5-5:30 AM

M-F

62,384

30,037

34,658

4,621

5:30-6:00 AM

M-F

97,041

48,521

39,279

4,621

6-7:00 AM

M-F

145,562

90,0110

60,073

2,311

*Noon

M-F

99,352

64,694

27,726

34,658

5-6:00 PM

M-F

131,699

106,283

No Local News

No Local News

**6:00 PM

M-F

161,735

113,215

78,557

25,416

11-11:30 PM

M-Su

140,941

69,315

94,731

64,694

Adults 25-54

Time Period

Days

WSB-TV

WAGA

WXIA

WGCL

5-5:30 AM

M-F

36,972

22,752

22,752

2,844

5:30-6:00 AM

M-F

68,256

36,972

22,752

2,844

6-7:00 AM

M-F

102,384

68,256

39,816

2,844

*Noon

M-F

39,816

28,440

5,688

17,064

5-6:00 PM

M-F

62,568

56,880

No Local News

No Local News

**6:00 PM

M-F

91,008

65,412

34,128

19,908

11-11:30 PM

M-Su

88,164

56,880

56,880

36,972


*WSB-TV and WAGA air noon news 12-1 p.m. WXIA and WGCL air noon news 12-12:30 p.m.

**WSB-TV and WAGA air a full hour, 6-7 p.m. WXIA and WGCL air local news from 6-6:30 p.m.

Source: Nielsen Media Research


In addition, WSB-TV ranked Number 1 in Adults 25-54 in these key time periods
:

  • #1 Weekdays, 7-9 a.m. “Good Morning America”
  • #1 Weekdays, 9 a.m. “Live with Regis & Kelly”
  • #1 Weekdays, 10 a.m. “Montel Williams”
  • #1 Weekdays, 1 p.m. “One Life To Live” tied for first place
  • #1 Weekdays, 3 p.m. “General Hospital”
  • #1 Weekdays, 4-5 p.m. “Oprah Winfrey”
  • #1 Weekdays, 7-7:30 p.m. “World News with Charles Gibson”
  • #1 Weekdays, 7:30-8 p.m. “Entertainment Tonight”
  • #1 Weekdays, 11:35 p.m.-12 a.m. ABC’s “Nightline”
  • #1 Weekdays, 12:00 a.m. “Jimmy Kimmel, tied for first place
  • #1 Saturdays, 6-9 a.m. “Channel 2 Action News Saturday AM”
  • #1 Saturdays, 9-10 a.m. “Good Morning America-Saturday”
  • #1 Saturdays, 12-12:30 p.m. “Channel 2 Action News Saturday at Noon”
  • #1 Sundays, 7:30-11:00 a.m. “Channel 2 Action News Sunday AM”
  • #1 Sundays, 12-12:30 p.m. “Channel 2 Action News Sunday at Noon”


WSBTV.COM
WSB-TV’s website, wsbtv.com, generated 16,866,953 page views during the full month of April according to Webtrends. The site was visited by 1,784,165 unique visitors during that same period.

WSBTV.COM/MOBILE
The station’s mobile platform generated 2,964,764 page views by 451,617 unique mobile users.

Channel 2, WSB-TV, is a Cox Television Station and ABC Affiliate.

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About Cox Television: Cox Television includes 15 television stations, 3 national television sales representation firms, a television production company, and a Washington D.C. news office. Cox Television is a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, Inc., based in Atlanta.


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